Aethelred's wife Aethelflaed (Millie Brady) took over as ruler of Mercia, so he had no hope of gaining back honour. With his men camped outside the city but unable to breach the walls, King Edward floundered. Uhtred outwits his opponent and forces Eardwulf to flee with only a handful of troops. East Anglia; Hsten arranges a meeting with Eardwulf. And then they will see which Saxon Kingdom is the greatest. [51], Eardwulf is identified by historians with the Saint Hardulph or Hardulf, to whom the Mercian royal church of Saint Mary and Saint Hardulph at Breedon on the Hill is dedicated. The fourth outing welcomed the antagonistic Eardwulf (played by Jamie Blackley), who was the brother of Eadith. He wants to enact his vengeance on Stiorra for her father turning Eadith against him. The Last Kingdom season 5: Who is Father Benedict? Finan tells thelstan to run into the trees when the fighting starts and Sihtric hands him a knife. The Last Kingdom season 5: Will Uhtred kill Brida in series finale? [28], Eardwulf's whereabouts after his recovery are not known. Family. Hes taken his army to Aegelesburg, leaving Winchester undefended. Pyrlig grows uncomfortable with the talk of Ludecas betrothal to Edwards niece and leaves. Theyre only loyal to the leader of Mercia. After being tipped off that Winchester was undefended while King Edward was in Aylesbury settling the matter of Mercian succession, Sigtryggrs army and Brida stormed the city. 'The Last Kingdom' Season 4 Recap: Everything To Remember - Bustle Nothing is definitely known of his background, though Symeon of Durham's History of the Kings, an early twelfth-century work based on the lost late tenth-century chronicle of Byrhtferth, records that his father's name was also Eardwulf,[23] and both father and son are given the title dux. He fought alongside some of the men. Aethelred wouldnt sanction the match and so Eardwulf murdered him, an act secretly witnessed by his sister Eadith, Aethelreds mistress. ("Episode 4.9"), Outside Winchester, Wessex; Brida orders the Danes to dig up the bodies of dead Wessex men. Last Kingdom season 5: Will Sihtric have a major role in new series? Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Several unnamed Dane civilians in East Anglia, Eardwulf was a noble; he was born to an ealdorman of.
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